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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. Evolution of the planet Earth; global composition and circulation of earth's air, water, and rock systems, and their interaction with the biosphere. Earth science-based analysis of transnational and global environmental problems. Management of our energy, mineral, and material resources. PREREQ: Completion of the College Requirement in Mathematics.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours(3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. Stages in the history of the earth. Origin of the earth, the ancient seas and their changing shorelines, the continents and mountains, and the evolution of life on earth as seen in the fossil record. Laboratory work includes the study of important rocks and fossils, the interpretation of geologic maps, and the construction sections and maps. PREREQ: Completion of the College requirement in mathematics.
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3.00 Credits
4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits. Systematic study of the face of the earth; the characteristics, distribution, classification, origin, and evolution of the earth's surface features. Laboratory work includes the study of topographic maps, models, slides, and photographs. Field experience. PREREQ: GEO 100, GEO 101, GEO 166, or GEP 226.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. The geologic aspects of land and ocean use. Geological nature and control of water, sand, gravel, building sites, and recreational areas. Geological factors in both exploitation and conservation of the environment. PREREQ: GEO 100, GEO 101, GEO 166, or GEP 226.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. The history of animals and plants over geologic time. Paleontology evolution and extinction of organisms as seen in the fossil record. Laboratory work, supplemented by field trips. PREREQ: GEO 167 or BIO 167, or instructor's permission.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Introduction to crystallography, determinative mineralogy of rock-forming minerals. Mineral identification of hand specimens in the laboratory. Field experience. PREREQ: GEO 100, 101, or 166.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3 , lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. Presentation of the fundamentals of mineralogy and petrology (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary)with a focus on common rock-forming minerals, crystal structure, mineral and rock identification, soil, and water within the context of biogeochemical cycles. PREREQ: GEO 167, 166, or 101.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (3, lecture; 3, lab), 4 credits. Techniques of physical and paleontologic correlation of rock sequences. Application of these techniques to basin analysis and construction of the geologic time scale. Modern classic and carbonate sedimentary environments, physical and chemical principles of sedimentation and paleoenvironmental analysis. Emphasis on the evolution of, and search for, water and hydrocarbon resources. PREREQ: GEO 167 and GEO 244.
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3.50 Credits
5 hours, (2, lecture; 3, lab or seminar; several day-long research exercises), 3.5 credits. PREREQ: GEO Major: GEO 100, either BIO 166 or BIO 167, and either CHE 114 or CHE 166-167. PREREQ: BIO major: BIO 166-167, GEO 166 , and either CHE 114 or 166-167. Note: GEO (BIO) 332 may be credited toward either the GEO or the BIO major.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. PREREQ: GEO 244.
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